2017 N.S. Migration Bird Count
Saturday, May 13, was a very pleasant day for
counting migrating birds. Although cloudy and
cool in the morning (2 C overnight in
Cambridge), it cleared and warmed quickly (high
of 20 C). The winds picked up in the afternoon
to brisk.
Seventeen field observers and five feeder
watchers saw 99 species in Eastern Kings
county that day. Only two birds (Cowbird and
Indigo bunting) were seen at feeders and not in
the field. 59 party hours were spent in the field
walking (and biking) 94 km and 25 hours driving
about 300 km.
| Bird Species | Regular | Feeder |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Goose | 40 | 0 |
| Wood Duck | 2 | 0 |
| American Black Duck | 13 | 0 |
| Mallard | 133 | 0 |
| Northern Shoveller | 1 | 0 |
| Green-winged Teal | 1 | 0 |
| Lesser Scaup | 2 | 0 |
| Surf Scoter | 1 | 0 |
| Hooded Merganser | 5 | 0 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | 76 | 1 |
| Ruffed Grouse | 12 | 0 |
| Common Loon | 5 | 0 |
| Double-crested Cormorant | 6 | 0 |
| Turkey Vulture | 1 | 0 |
| Osprey | 2 | 0 |
| Bald Eagle | 37 | 0 |
| Northern Harrier | 2 | 0 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 2 | 0 |
| Red-tailed Hawk | 14 | 0 |
| Merlin | 1 | 0 |
| Peregrine Falcon | 2 | 0 |
| Sora | 1 | 0 |
| Killdeer | 1 | 0 |
| Spotted Sandpiper | 2 | 0 |
| Greater Yellowlegs | 1 | 0 |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | 1 | 0 |
| Wilson’s Snipe | 2 | 0 |
| Black Guillemot | 2 | 0 |
| Ring-billed Gull | 1 | 0 |
| Herring Gull | 568 | 0 |
| Iceland Gull | 2 | 0 |
| Glaucus Gull | 1 | 0 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | 62 | 0 |
| Rock Pigeon | 28 | 0 |
| Mourning Dove | 84 | 11 |
| Barred Owl | 6 | 2 |
| Chimney Swift | 10 | 0 |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 2 | 1 |
| Belted Kingfisher | 4 | 0 |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 20 | 0 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 44 | 5 |
| Hairy Woodpecker | 16 | 2 |
| Northern Flicker | 78 | 5 |
| Pileated Woodpecker | 10 | 1 |
| Least Flycatcher | 6 | 0 |
| Eastern Phoebe | 4 | 0 |
| Eastern Kingbird | 2 | 0 |
| Blue-headed Vireo | 71 | 0 |
| Red-eyed Vireo | 4 | 0 |
| Blue Jay | 210 | 11 |
| American Crow | 315 | 7 |
| Common Raven | 133 | 2 |
| Tree Swallow | 56 | 4 |
| Barn Swallow | 59 | 0 |
| Black-capped Chickadee | 195 | 9 |
| Boreal Chickadee | 1 | 0 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | 35 | 1 |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | 7 | 2 |
| Winter Wren | 7 | 0 |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | 9 | 0 |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 5 | 0 |
| Swainson’s Thrush | 2 | 0 |
| Hermit Thrush | 17 | 0 |
| American Robin | 242 | 7 |
| Gray Catbird | 5 | 0 |
| European Starling | 280 | 8 |
| Cedar Waxwing | 69 | 0 |
| Ovenbird | 95 | 0 |
| Northern Waterthrush | 24 | 0 |
| Black-and-white Warbler | 37 | 0 |
| Nashville Warbler | 2 | 0 |
| Common Yellowthroat | 2 | 0 |
| American Redstart | 1 | 0 |
| Northern Parula | 41 | 0 |
| Magnolia Warbler | 4 | 0 |
| Blackburnian Warbler | 1 | 0 |
| Yellow Warbler | 18 | 0 |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | 2 | 0 |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | 4 | 0 |
| Palm Warbler | 17 | 0 |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | 106 | 0 |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | 16 | 0 |
| Chipping Sparrow | 35 | 0 |
| Vesper Sparrow | 2 | 0 |
| Savannah Sparrow | 34 | 0 |
| Song Sparrow | 274 | 2 |
| Swamp Sparrow | 2 | 0 |
| White-throated Sparrow | 48 | 3 |
| Dark-eyed Junco | 30 | 2 |
| Northern Cardinal | 24 | 6 |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 10 | 4 |
| Indigo Bunting | 0 | 1 |
| Bobolink | 1 | 0 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 176 | 3 |
| Common Grackle | 146 | 2 |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | 0 | 1 |
| Purple Finch | 71 | 16 |
| American Goldfinch | 228 | 39 |
| Evening Grosbeak | 17 | 0 |
| House Sparrow | 1 | 0 |
| Waterfowl Species | 10 | 0 |
| Gull species | 22 | 0 |
| Flycatcher species | 1 | 0 |
| Warbler species | 1 | 0 |
| Total Number of Individual Birds | 4543 | |
| Total Species | 99 | |
| Feeder Watching | ||
| Time (hours) | 4.7 | |
| Kilometers | ||
| Regular Observers | ||
| Time walking (hours) | 59.2 | |
| Kilometers | 92.2 | |
| Time Driving (hours) | 25 | |
| Kilometers | 299.6 |
